Height: 47cms
Date: 19th Century
£2,450
Product Code: KPCE175
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From our collection of antique Oriental ceramics, this fine pair of 19th century Japanese vases.
The vases are of a double gourd form and decorated with vibrant blues and oranges, typical of Imari ware.
Each vase has a circular panel to the front depicting the boughs of a tree laden with blossom.
The condition is good. One of the vases has some restoration to the top. Please feel free to contact us for further information.
Gourd
The calabash or long melon has been used throughout the world as a vegetable and container. They were one of the first plants grown primarily for use as a container. Older fruits are dried and hollowed out to form a bottle used to store and transport liquor or medicine, and as such are a symbol of health in Asia.
Gourds come in many shapes and varieties, due to their often phallic form gourds can represent fertility or more often are the butt of a risque joke or drawing.
Imari
Imari ware is the western name for a colourful style of Arita ware, it often consists of a pallette of dark blues, reds, oranges and black and golds for the outlines. It was made in large quantities which were exported to Europe in the 17th/18th centuries by the Dutch East India company, the name Imari comes from the port in Nagasaki from which the porcelain was shipped.
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